𑀚𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢

𑀚𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢

Sauraseni Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit जित (jitá).

Adjective

𑀚𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢 (jitta)[1][2]

1. conquered, won, subdued

Descendants

• Gujarati: જીતવું (jītvũ, “to win”)
• Hindi: जीतना (jītnā, “to win”)
• Punjabi: ਜਿੱਤਣਾ (jittaṇā, “to win”)

References

1. Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 185
2. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jitá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press